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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ziona" data-source="post: 553097" data-attributes="member: 484">To be honest, I used to see New Years Eve as an excuse for people to get drunk, and when I was younger, I didn't drink at all, so it was kind of silly to me. Also, I'm not a huge fan of the Winter time and snow and cold, either, so I never really made a big deal out of New Years.However, my husband Xaltar and I were married on New Years Day 2000, so now we have a reason to celebrate! It's not just a "Happy New Year" for us, it's another year together, and that's a reason to be merry! Part of the reason we married on that day was because it was the year 2000 and we thought it was pretty cool to wed then.  But, it's also nice to have some meaning to our celebration of the New Year, because it means another year together.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As far as mourning the loss of another year, I really think that's in the eye of the beholder. Do you see the glass half full, or half empty?  I think adults need a "holiday" like this where they can just have fun. (My personal fave is Halloween, but not all adults are into dressing up, so there's New Years).  I didn't understand that when I was younger, but my reasons for celebrating are still different from other people's. I just think it's all in how you look at the world.I also don't put much stock in resolutions, because, although it's interesting to think of them, they never truly happen.  I think that New Year's Eve & New Year's Day is a good way for people to reflect upon the things they did in the past year, and if it makes you reminisce and rekindle memories, I don't think there is anything wrong with that. On a final note, we've begun get-togethers with our friends on New Year's Eve, where we stay up all night drinking and gaming! We have a blast!! We play Talisman, PS2, X-Box, Network PC Games, and watch movies...this year we're adding Hero Clix and maybe some LOTR Risk! So, I guess it's really all how you look at things and decide why you're celebrating the New Year.  Anyhow, I hope you all find good reasons to celebrate!Have a safe & happy holiday! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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